diff --git a/retroarch.cfg b/retroarch.cfg
index 2756bd864b..0e64a20067 100644
--- a/retroarch.cfg
+++ b/retroarch.cfg
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 # Flushes config to disk on exit. Useful for RGUI as settings can be modified.
 # Overwrites the config. #include's and comments are not preserved.
-# config_save_on_exit = false
+# config_save_on_exit = true
 
 # Load up a specific config file based on the core being used.
 # core_specific_config = false